Puducherry: Union Territory of Puducherry is free from menace of 'child labour' and the Administration has launched several welfare measures for betterment of children, Welfare Minister P Rajavelu said on Tuesday.
He was addressing a seminar organised by Labour Department to observe the 'World Day against Child Labour' here.
A survey conducted on the premises of 2232 industrial units, hotels and other places last year had shown that there was no child labour anwhere in Puducherry and this trend should be maintained without break, he said.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 23:15